FOOD & NATIONS
SPELLING BEE
GEORGIA FACTS
1960s CULTURE
1970s MOVIES & TV
100

This country gave the world paella, a rice dish often made with seafood and saffron.

Spain

100

A person who receives guests or organizes an event.

Word: Hostess / Answer: H-O-S-T-E-S-S 

OR

Host / Answer: H-O-S-T

100

Before Atlanta became Georgia's capital, it was located in this city.

Milledgeville

100

This Motown group scored hits with "My Girl" and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg."

The Temptations?

100

Richard Hatch and Lorne Greene starred in this science-fiction television series that premiered in 1978.

Battlestar Galactica?

200

Goulash, a hearty stew seasoned with paprika, originated in this European nation.

Hungary

200

Having a strong desire to know or learn something.

Word: Curious Answer: C-U-R-I-O-U-S

200

This river forms much of Georgia's eastern border with South Carolina.

the Savannah River

200

In 1967, this city hosted the famous "Summer of Love."

San Francisco?

200

This TV series starring Michael Landon was based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Little House on the Prairie

300

Pho, a noodle soup often served with herbs and bean sprouts, comes from this country.

Vietnam

300

The quality of being thankful.

Word: Gratitude Answer: G-R-A-T-I-T-U-D-E

300

Georgia's state bird is this brown songbird.

the Brown Thrasher?

300

This TV comedy starred Barbara Eden as a magical genie.

I Dream of Jeannie

300

This television series, set in a Miami hotel, starred Ricardo Montalbán as Mr. Roarke.

Fantasy Island

400

This nation's cuisine includes dishes such as borscht and beef stroganoff.

Russia

400

Able to recover quickly from difficulties.

Word: Resilient Answer: R-E-S-I-L-I-E-N-T

400

This Georgian founded the colony of Georgia in 1733.

James Oglethorpe

400

This boxer changed his name from Cassius Clay in 1964.

Muhammad Ali

400

This TV sitcom set in Minneapolis centered on a single woman working at WJM-TV.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

500

Tagine, a slow-cooked stew named for the pot it's prepared in, is closely associated with this North African country.

Morocco

500

A person who travels to a sacred place for religious reasons.

Word: Pilgrim Answer: P-I-L-G-R-I-M

500

This island, known for its wild horses, is Georgia's northernmost barrier island.

Cumberland Island?

500

This author published Silent Spring, helping spark the modern environmental movement.

Rachel Carson?

500

This 1978 television miniseries chronicled life in the American South before and during the Civil War.

The Blue and the Gray

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